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Uniparental Propagation of Mitochondrial DNA in Mouse-Human Cell Hybrids Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol. 77, No. 7, pp. 4079-4083, July 1980 Cell Biology Uniparental propagation of mitochondrial DNA in mouse-human cell hybrids (chromosomes/isozymes/restriction enzyme/Southern hybridization) LAURA DE FRANCESCO*, GIUSEPPE ATTARDI*t, AND CARLO M. CROCE* *Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125; and tThe Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Communicated by Hilary Koprowski, March 13,1980 ABSTRACT The retention of the two parental mitochon- thymidine (8). Hybrids in group 2 were formed between the drial DNAs has been investigated in a large number of cell line HT-1080 and the contact-inhibited continuous mouse mouse-human cell hybrids segregating either mouse or human cell line THO-2, which is a ouabain-resistant, hypoxanthine chromosomes, by using a highly sensitive and specific method 3T3 derivative (9), and for detection of the DNA; the results have been correlated with phosphoribosyltransferase-deficient the karyotype and isozyme marker pattern in the same hybrid were selected in hypoxanthine/aminopterin/thymidine sup- lines. In e hybrids examined, a consistent pattern was ob- plemented with ouabain. Hybrids in group 3 were formed served for the type of mitochondrial DNA retained: the mito- between an a-amanatin-resistant variant of the human cell line chondrial DNA of the parent whose chromosomes were segre- HT-1080-6TG and the mouse L cell derivative clone ID, and gated from the nucleus was undetectable or present in marginal were selected in hypoxanthine/aminopterin/thymidine con- amounts. This was true also of hybrids containing a complete taining 7 ,ug of a-amanitin per ml (Boehringer Mannheim). set of the segregating chromosomes in the total or a large frac- Karyologic Analysis. Metaphase chromosomes of hybrid tion of the cell population. cells were banded according to a modification of the trypsin/ Previous investigations using hybrid cells derived from fusion Giemsa method of Seabright (10, 11). of cells from mice and humans (1-3), rats and humans (3), or Isozyme Analysis. M>H hybrid cells were studied for the mice and hamsters (4) have established in these hybrids a cor- expression of isozyme markers assigned to each of the different relation, though not very strong, between chromosome and human chromosomes by starch gel or cellulose acetate gel mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) segregation. However, in none electrophoresis (12, 13): peptidase C (PEP-C), adenylate kinase of these studies has a detailed karyological analysis of the hy- 2 (AK-2), phosphoglucomutase 1 (PGM-1), and enolase 1 brids been performed to establish the rules that govern the re- (ENO-1) on chromosome 1; acid phosphatase 1 (ACP-1) and tention of the two parental mtDNAs in interspecific cell hy- isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) on chromosome 2; /3-galac- brids. Thus, it is still not known whether the disappearance of tosidase ((3-GAL) on chromosome 3; phosphoglucomutase 2 mtDNA of one parental species in the hybrid cell depends on (PGM-2) on chromosome 4; hexosaminidase B (HEX-B) on the loss of one chromosome or set of chromosomes of that species chromosome 5; malic enzyme (ME), phosphoglucomutase 3 or on an imbalance of chromosomes of the two species or on a (PGM-3), glyoxalase 1 (GLO-1), and superoxide dismutase 2 more complex regulatory phenomenon. (SOD-2) on chromosome 6; mitochorknrial malic dehydrogenase A large series of hybrids between the human cell line HT- (mMDH) and fl-glucuronidase (,8-GUS) on chromosome 7; 1080 and mouse cells has been isolated (5). These hybrids tend glutathione reductase (GTR) on chromosome 8; adenylate ki- to lose chromosomes of either species depending on the mouse nase 1 and 3 (AK-1 and -3) and mitochondrial aconitase parent, but many of them retain in a relatively stable form a (mACO) on chromosome 9; glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase large number of chromosomes of both species. In this paper we (GOT) on chromosome 10; lactic dehydrogenase A (LDH-A) present the results of a parallel systematic investigation of the and acid phosphatase 2 (ACP-2) on chromosome 11; lactic de- mtDNA composition, karyotype, and isozyme marker pattern hydrogenase B (LDH-B) and peptidase B (PEP-B) on chro- in a fairly large number of these hybrids. By using a highly mosome 12; esterase D (EST-D) on chromosome 13; nucleoside sensitive and specific method for detection of mtDNA of the phosphorylase (NP) on chromosome 14; mannose phosphate two parental species, we show that, in all hybrids analyzed, the isomerase (MPI), pyruvate kinase 3 (PK-3), and a subunit of mtDNA of the species being segregated from the nucleus was hexosaminidase A (HEX-A) on chromosome 15; adenine undetectable or present only in minute amounts. phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) on chromosome 16; thy- midine kinase (TK) and galactokinase (GALK) on chromosome METHODS 17; peptidase A (PEP-A) on chromosome 18; glucose phosphate Cell Hybrids Used. The methods for production and selec- isomerase (PGI) on chromosome 19; adenosine deaminase tion of mouse-human hybrid cell lines that lose chromosomes (ADA) on chromosome 20; superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD-1) on of either species have been described (5-7). A complete list of chromosome 21; arylsulfatase A (ARS-A) on chromosome 22; all hybrids analyzed in this study and the parental cell lines of and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), hypoxanthine each are presented in Table 1. Hybrids in group 1 were formed phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT), and phosphoglycerate ki- between a thioguanine-resistant variant (6TG) of the human nase (PGK) on the X chromosome. cell line HT-1080 (5) and either mouse peritoneal macrophages H>M hybrid cells were studied for the expression of isozyme or cells derived directly from the solid mouse teratocarcinoma markers assigned to the following mouse chromosomes: di- and were selected in peptidase 1 (DIP-1) on chromosome 1; adenylate kinase 1 OTT-6050 hypoxanthine/aminopterin/ (AK-1) on chromosome 2; carbonic anhydrase (CA) on chro- enolase 1 on chromosome 4; ,B-glucuron- The publication costs of this article were defrayed in part by page mosome 3; (ENO-1) charge payment. This article must therefore be hereby marked "ad- vertisement" in accordance with 18 U. S. C. §1734 solely to indicate Abbreviation: mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA. this fact. t To whom reprint requests should be addressed. 4079 Downloaded by guest on September 24, 2021 4080 Cell Biology: De Francesco et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77 (1980) Table 1. Hybrid cell lines analyzeed 1. Hybrids losing mouse chromosomes (H>M) 9 HT-1080-6TG X BALB/c MPM* t55-14-Fl 9 t55-14-Fl Cl 29 9 t55-14-F7 9 t55-54-F4 I 9.55-91-F2 Cl 4 I t55-91-F2 Cl 15 HT-1080-6TG x 129 MPM III C11-7,Cl1-13 Cl 1-15, Cl 1-16 Cl 1-17, Cl 1-20 FIG. 1. Restriction enzyme HT-1080-6TG X OTT-6050 55-84-F8 patterns of human (Right) and 2. Hybrids losing human chromosomes (Mct > H) mouse (Left) mtDNA. The auto- HT-1080 X THO-2 56-05-F4 Cl 6 -radiograph shows the electropho- ~~~~~~reticseparation on a 1.4% agarose 56-05-F4 Cl 16 ... gel of the products obtained by 56-05-F5 Cl 7 FHincG1digestion of mtDNA from 56-05-F5 Cl 10 human cells and mouse liver cells. 3. Hybrids losing mouse chromosomes (H > Mct) The fragments had been labeled HT-1080-6TG, a-amR X Cl1iD 58-92-Fl Cl 4 with Escherichia coli DNA poly- 58-92-F2 Cl 5 merase I and deoxynucleoside 58-92-F3 Cl 10 [a-32p~triphosphates (16). * MPM, mouse peritoneal macrophages. t Mc, mouse continuous cell line. The digest was divided into two equal portions which were run idase ((-GUS) on chromosome 5; triphosphate isomerase (TP-1) in separate lanes on a 1.4% agarose gel in Tris acetate buffer (10 on chromosome 6, lactic dehydrogenase A (LDH-A) on chro- mM Tris, pH 7.4/50 mM sodium acetate/2.5 mM EDTA) in mosome 7; glutathione reductase (GR) on chromosome 8; parallel with HincII-digested mouse and human mtDNAs. The mannose phosphate isomerase (MPI) on chromosome 9; tri- gels were blotted onto nitrocellulose paper by the Southern peptidase (TRIP) on chromosome 10; galactokinase (GALK) technique (17). Separate filters, each containing the hybrid on chromosome 11; acid phosphatase 1 (ACP-1) on chromosome mtDNA and the mouse and human mtDNA standards, were 12; nucleoside phosphorylase (NP) on chromosome 14; glutamic incubated with 2 X 106 cpm (w20 ng) of each parental mtDNA pyruvic transaminase (GPT) on chromosome 15; glyoxalase probe prepared essentially as described by Rigby et al. (18) in (GLO) on chromosome 17; dipeptidase 2 (DIP-2) on chromo- 4 ml of 0.9 M NaCl/0.09 M sodium citrate/0.1% NaDodSO4/ some 18; glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) on chro- 0.02% bovine serum albumin/0.02% Ficoll at 680C for 20 hr mosome 19; and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in Seal-a-Meal bags (Daisey Products, Industrial Airport, K). on the X chromosome. After hybridization, the filters were washed for 10-15 min at Cell Growth and Labeling Conditions. Cells were main- 680C in hybridization buffer without probe, then for 10-15 min tained as monolayers in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium in 75 mM NaCl/7.5 mM sodium citrate/0.1% NaDodSO4 at the plus 10% fetal calf serum. To provide a marker for following same temperature, and finally exposedtop an x-rayfilm with the DNA during purification and estimating the quantity of one screen intensifier at -700C. mtDNA recovered, cells to be used for mtDNA isolation were labeled for 2-3 days in the presence of [3H]thymidine (0.2 RESULTS MCi/ml; 1 Ci = 3.7 X 1010 becquerels).
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